As planned, the competition will be held on October 22-31.
Since the Games are licensed for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, changes have been made to the competition program and age categories.
A total of 26 sports will be represented in the competition. Of these, 13 are included in the Dakar 2026 program. The age limits for athletes in these disciplines are 14-17 years old.
Sports where Dakar-2026 licenses will be awarded: athletics, boxing, futsal, table tennis, freestyle wrestling (on the beach), badminton, cycling, judo, taekwondo, 3x3 basketball, show jumping, swimming and triathlon.
The following 13 sports are not licensed and athletes aged 15-18 can participate in them: camel racing, golf, kabaddi, tek ball, weightlifting, horse marathon, handball, mixed martial arts, volleyball, esports, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, freestyle wrestling (indoor).
